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The Sokoban

The sense of accomplishment you can feel by solving Sokoban puzzles is like the satisfaction after unravelling a tangled thread. The rules are simple, just push the boxes and place them in the goals. However…

28 October 2021

The Sokoban is a card & board game developed by UNBALANCE, released 28 October 2021 on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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What The Sokoban is

The Sokoban is a card & board game game developed by UNBALANCE and released in 2021. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The sense of accomplishment you can feel by solving Sokoban puzzles is like the satisfaction after unravelling a tangled thread. The rules are simple, just push the boxes and place them in the goals. However, the difficult stages are not as easy as they look! Try to solve each puzzle with the fewest steps possible.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Sokoban launched on 28 October 2021, within three weeks of Age of Empires IV, Forza Horizon 5, Unpacking and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. It arrived 8 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Age of Empires IV, Forza Horizon 5, Unpacking, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.

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When did The Sokoban come out?
The Sokoban was released on 28 October 2021 for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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